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Take a ride as we transport you back to 1892 and join us on a drive through our 125-year history as we pay tribute to the People, Partners and Products that have allowed us to build a Legacy of Innovation.

We’re proud and honored to announce that today kicks off a year-long celebration of our 125th Anniversary – a milestone achievement that very few companies ever have the opportunity to reach and celebrate.

Are you heading to Atlanta for the 2016 edition of the NACS Show and PEI Convention? We certainly hope so!
OPW will be displaying a variety of its fuel equipment products – many of which are setting new standards in retail and commercial fuel-handling applications – at the upcoming event. OPW will be located in Hall B, Booth No. 4309 at the NACS/PEI Show, which will be held from Oct. 18-21 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.

Indiana is the home to the Indy 500, basketball legend Larry Bird and one of OPW's favorite trade shows: M-PACT. Held every March in Indianapolis, IN, M-PACT garners a large and diverse number of attendees, attracts huge sponsors (e.g., Marathon, Shell, BP, ExxonMobil) and is just a two-hour drive from OPW headquarters. But beyond all of that, it is a chance for OPW to meet and interact with customers who live and work in the very region OPW calls home. That is something that has a lot of value, especially as OPW continues to add brands and products from every corner of the world.

The calendar shows February and the sky brings bursts of flurries. A cold wind whips down the main hall of OPW headquarters each time the door opens. Thank goodness for WPMA. Thank goodness for Las Vegas.

It’s hard to believe, but a decade has passed since Congress adopted the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). In the years since, the RFS has successfully increased the percentage of gasoline and diesel blended with renewable energy sources (e.g., ethanol, vegetable oil). However, the market has been unable to keep pace with the volume requirements set by the RFS. Because of this, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released revised standards for the RFS for 2014, 2015, and 2016 and the biomass-produced diesel volume for 2017. So, what are the revised requirements, what entities do they affect and what do they mean?

Retail fueling's largest annual trade show, PEI Convention at the NACS Show, is only a few days away! Taking place in Las Vegas, NV, the 2015 PEI-NACS runs Oct. 12-14 and will attract more than 1,000 exhibitors from a variety of product and service categories.

WPMA's National Convention & Convenience Store Expo being held Feb. 17-19 in Las Vegas, NV, annually brings together more than 4,000 petroleum marketers and exhibitors representing over 165,000 convenience stores. As always, the WPMA Expo will be a must-attend event for those within the retail-fuel industry. This year's theme, "Success Through Change," focuses on helping convenience store operators understand the latest legal and financial changes within the retail-fueling landscape.

Since the rise of self-service stations, safety breakaways have become a vital piece of dispensing equipment at thousands of fueling sites around the world. Safety breakaways connect the fueling dispenser to the hose, and perform a simple, yet important task – halt the flow of fuel whenever excessive force is applied while preventing personal injury or harm to the environment.

According to a recent survey conducted by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), price remains the dominant reason why consumers buy gas at a particular location. While this outcome may not be surprising, the survey does reveal that how consumers shop for that price is changing.

With this year drawing to an end, the oil and gas industry is facing a new set of challenges due to a variety of new regulations that were introduced in 2013. However, as long as fueling solutions professionals make sure that they are in compliance with these regulations, then they can continue to keep their operations going strong.

If going green is a focus of your fueling operations, then look no further than autogas, or LPG, applications. Autogas is a mixture of propane and butane, and this innovative, clean energy option leads the way in decreasing exhaust emissions.

Each piece of equipment within a fueling station carries out an important and specialized purpose. Collectively, this equipment must function as a whole to distribute fuel in the most efficient and safest way possible. This is why it is important to ensure you have all of the necessary equipment for your fueling station, and one critical piece of equipment is the fuel delivery coupling.

The 2014 NACS Show will wager on Las Vegas to attract more attendees than ever to the Las Vegas Convention Center as it plays host to petroleum industry insiders October 8-10. This annual exhibition brings together an assortment of fuel retailing and convenience professionals from around the globe – including major oil companies.

Fuel stations continuously fall victim to product loss from an invisible thief. The perpetrator cannot be apprehended or even stopped, but its methods are known. The thief is not a person or a company, but a combination of two activities: working loss and breathing loss. And while these losses of product cannot be stopped, the vapors associated with these activities can be managed.

In recent years, the EPA has started clean energy initiatives that invest in energy efficient and renewable energy sources. With the many different types of fuel, consumers can be apprehensive about clean energy options. They want to know, what is CNG? How is it made? Is it safer than other options?

Think about Earth's geography for a moment: a fast-running stream cascading over a towering cliff, a rolling hill cresting to reveal a speeding river below, or waves bashing against an island outcrop spraying rocks baking in the sun. Each instance is different but has the commonality of numerous moving parts working to produce an outcome.

The drive to find alternative energy sources for vehicles has seen a dramatic rise during the last decade. From electric to hydrogen powered passenger and commercial vehicles, the world has more options than ever.